Embracer Group, who more gamers might recognise from their previous name of THQ Nordic AB, have announced a deal to acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, and Square Enix Montreal.

The deal includes some major sci-fi titles like the action roleplaying Deus Ex series and Crystal's in development first-person shooter, Perfect Dark.

Embracer has been particularly impressed by the studios' rich portfolio of original IP, housing brands with proven global potential such as Tomb Raider and Deus Ex, as well as demonstrating the ability to create AAA games with large and growing fan bases. There are compelling opportunities to organically grow the studios to maximize their commercial opportunities.

Other well known sci-fi brands already under the Embracer umbrella include Borderlands and Star Trek Online.

This might not just mean new Deus Ex games.

A Borderlands film is in development and we're expecting to see footage from that soon, following the exclusive to attendees teaser shown at Cinemacon.

Streaming services are also hungry for source content and Deus Ex could be ripe for series adaptation.

[ Main Image: Deus Ex Mankind Divided. Credit: Square Enix via IMDb.com. ]

References

Corden, Jez (May 2, 2022). Embracer acquires Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and their studios from Square Enix. Windows Central.

Embracer Group AB (May 2, 2022). Embracer Group enters into an agreement to acquire Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montréal amongst other assets. Cision News.

Wikipedia. Deus Ex. (viewed May 3, 2022)

Wikipedia. Embracer Group. (viewed May 3, 2022)